Atwork (28 points) continues to run at a break neck speed down the far strectch! With two *base* Trifectas, two *extra* points, and two best Home Team Offense bonuses, he hits the near turn with a 11 point lead.
His nearest competitors, Big Tuna (17 points) runs in second place with a *base* Trifecta and *extra* point in the second Leg, while The Strategist doubles her effort (14 points) to take sole possession of third place.
With 13 points each, Roxy Trot in fourth place outpaces B-Reezy in fifth place and Jimmy V in sixth place, based on third tiebreaker (point differential per game): 7.0 vs. 4.0 vs. 2.5.
Craft Brew, The Bookie, and KateTDid contend for seventh place. All three have 2 Home Team Correct Picks, so only point differential per game (7.5, 6.5, and 2.5) separates them in that order.
Sponge Mom falls into tenth place, just ahead of Wise Orangutan with 10 points. Both are trailed by Little Tuna and Woody (7 points each) at the back of the field.
Atwork: Packers*/Ravens/Chiefs
Jimmy V: Chiefs/Ravens/Buccaneers
Craft Brew:Steelers*/Seahawks/Ravens
B-Reezy: Bears*/Packers/49ers
Roxy Trot:49ers*/Chiefs/Titans
Sponge Mom:Saints*/Ravens/Chiefs
The Bookie: Bills*/Titans/Ravens
Big Tuna: Ravens*/Buccaneers/Titans
Woody: Cowboys*/Buccaneers/Chiefs
The Strategist: Chiefs*/Ravens/Titans
Wise Orangutan: Browns*/Packers/Seahawks
KateTDid: Titans*/Buccaneers/Bills
Little Tuna: Buccaneers*/Patriots/Titans
* Denotes home team
Spit Box
1. "Oh, yeah, who are the Clowns now???"
2. No go for the Dogs and the Bungals!! I hope it ends in a tie! LoL.
3. I mean with the Packers it's kinda hard to lose Haha
4. How the hell did the Browns win?!?!?
5. The most important thing you do-Pick your teams!
6. Those Bungals sure did make a game of it!
7. Hopefully Cowboys won't disappoint two weeks in a row!
8. Keeping my fingers crossed for a trifecta this week!🏉
9. Good Luck!
10. "First opportunity of the year to spite the Patriots. Looking forward to seven more!"
Atwork and Jimmy V put the Analysts on notice that the sixth season of Analyst of the Year was no fluke!
To start Season VII, the top two Analysts are joined by Sponge Mom, Big Tuna, and The Strategist as the Analysts to start Season VII with a Trifecta.
Seven Analysts sputter out of the gates with 2 Correct Picks in a tie for sixth place, while Woody trails after her Cowboys spit the McCarthy bit on a questionable fourth down decision.
As the Analysts enter the near turn, nine Claimed winners to begin the year, three had competitors in the opening stretch, and only one Analyst stained his good (ok, mediocre) reputation with a glue mule.
Trifectas
Standings after Week 1 of Analyst of the Year VII
Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers after Week 1 of Analyst of the Year VII
Atwork (14 points) sprints out of the gates and takes an early lead around the clubhouse turn! With a *base* Trifecta, *extra* point, and the best Home Team Offense (scored 43), he hits the backstretch with a 4 point lead.
Big Tuna (10 points) chases in second place with a *base* Trifecta, *extra* point, and best Home Team Defense (allowed 6) round the first turn.Â
With 7 points each, Jimmy V, Sponge Mom, and The Strategist contest third place. On third tiebreaker (point differential per game), the Strategist (14 point differential) edges out Sponge Mom (11 point differential) in fourth and Jimmy V in fifth place.
Craft Brew, The Bookie, and KateTDid compete for sixth place. Again separated only by third tiebreaker, Craft Brew (10) and The Bookie (10) are in a dead heat for sixth, while KateDid (2) trails in eighth place.
Four Analysts seek to separate from the back of the field with 3 points each. B-Reezy holds ninth place with +4 point differential, Roxy Trot ekes out tenth place with a -4 point differential over Little Tuna in eleventh with -11 point differential. Wise Orangutan trails in twelfth with -32 point differential after Leg 1. Woody (0 points) struggles to clear the gates in Leg 1.
The Analysts have submitted their papers and claimed their Home Teams to start the new season. The Claim Box for PC-Fecta Derby VII is:
Home Teams for PC-Fecta Derby VII
Slate of Games
Slate of Games for PC-Fecta Derby VII
The Slate of Games for PC-Fecta Derby VII includes seven head-to-head competitions during the month (the first tiebreaker in the race), but Leg 2 may prove to be key as an open sprint with 13 games and no head-to-head competitions!
In Leg 1, the clubhouse turn, we kick off the season with Wise Orangutan’s Blotches visiting the Rav-ing Big Tuna in Baltimore and the pirate who stole the Bucs, Little Tuna, challenging the fleur-de-lis, Sponge Mom. In Leg 3, the near turn, Atwork Packs-up for the Big Easy to contest Saints-ly Sponge Mom, while The Strategist leads her First Nation against Big Tuna’s Nevermores. Down the home stretch, Leg 4, the competition heats up as Wise O. attempts to expose the Brown-stain on the chaps of Woody’s Cowboys, Craft Brew tries to Steel-ers a win from Kate-TDid’s Buccaneers Titanic-disappointment, and Jimmy V marches Patriot-ically against The Strategist’s Custer-Busters.
Home teams owned by an Analyst are in bold. The team at the left is the visiting team; the team at the right is the host (playing at home). There are many featured games: two Thursday nights (TNF), all four Sunday nights (SNF), and all five Monday nights (MNF – a first!).
None of the Home Teams are on a bye-week during PC-Fecta Derby VII!
Picks
Remember: Every Analyst has a bias for his or her Home Team and may NOT pick their Claimed team to lose. Analysts do not have to pick his or her Home Team to win, but *bonus* trifecta points are won only if Analysts include the Home Team in a *base* or *lame* Trifecta. See the Derby Rules for more.
Email picks in private to The Bookie before each Leg (week) of the Race. Thursday games are due by 2pm on Thursdays (flexible per The Bookie’s time in special circumstances). All Sunday and Monday Picks are due on Saturdays at 2pm. No Picks for games after kickoffs are accepted.
No revisions (Re-Picks) are possible after the Picks have been released to all Analysts by The Bookie.
A reminder that we adopted a Rule for Home Team trades last season: here.
Season VII begins in uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage parts of America. The Analysts have chosen not to adopt special rules for canceled games or convalescing Home Teams. Claimers beware!
Season VII | Starting Home Team Claims
A second reminder that the order of the Standing during Season VII reflects the final rankings for Analyst of the Year VI…a bitter third reminder for Wise Orangutan that he is the only member of his immediate family who has not won the most illustrious or the most prestigious trophy in sports analysis!
The General Rules for the World Football Trifecta League have been updated such that Analysts must relinquish Claims to Home Teams to start the season and the Analysts Claim new Home Teams in reverse of the Standings for the prior season’s Analyst of the Year. Every third year, Claims Order is determined by a random drawing.
No Analysts went to pasture and no new Analysts joined the WFTL. The Claims Order for the 13 returning Analysts is then:
Little Tuna
KateTDid
Wise Orangutan
The Strategist
Woody
Big Tuna
The Bookie
Sponge Mom
Roxy Trot
B-Reezy
Craft Brew
Jimmy V
Atwork
Key Dates for Season VII:
September 6 – Select Home Teams. September 20 – Send The Bookie your share of the Purse for the year.
Improved Season VII Rules
1) To start the new Season, Analysts must relinquish Claims to Home Teams from the prior season. New Claims will be made in reverse order of the Standings for the prior season’s Analyst of the Year. Every third year, the Claims Order will be determined by random drawing.
2) With the expanded playoff field to 14 teams in the professional football league, all but the last Analyst in the Claims Order will have a Claim for the Super Trifecta Bowl. This means 12 of 13 Analysts will have a Claim to one of the 14 playoff teams, while the Analyst with No Claim will have 2 playoff Teams to play the spoiler.
3) The Analysts determined that NO new rules for the COVID-19 crisis will be adopted. If games are canceled after Picks are in or if a Home Team is sent to pasture due to an outbreak, the Analysts will have no recourse other than what is provided in the Standard Rules.
Riders Up!
The PC-Fecta Derby kicks off the new season. There is no revision to the rules from Season VI. Review the rules and points system for the PC-Fecta Derby here.
Which Analyst will add his or her Thoroughbred’s name to the most illustrious trophy in sports analysis at the end of the year?
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